Bird cage



1944- E. B. WHITEHE'AD 2,364,336

BIRD CAGE Filed 001;. 20, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet J.

IN V EN TOR.

Jz/JWM Dec. 12, 1944.

E. B. WHITEHEAD 2,364,836

BIRD CAGE Filed Oct. 20, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v INVIENTOR. 174 1% a .preformed material;

Patented Dec. 12, 1944 .Normain Corporation notation of Delaware Norwich, Conn., a cor- ApplicationiOctober 20, 1943, serial No. 507,011

' scr am (o1.. 11 9 17 This invention relatesto. improvements in cages i for birds and the like and-isdirected more particularly to cages formed from sheet material.

The principal objects of, the invention are directed to the provision of a novel cagefor birds and the like whichis formed from a sheet of v The cage of the invention is particularly adapted for temporaryvuse such as storing, shipping, display and other purposes,'and 'whileit is inexpensive to produce at the same time it has the desired and necessary features for the purpose intended. I 1

In the drawings: p p

Fig. 1 is a'plan view-of a member formed for folding into the shape of the cage;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational viewof the cage formed from the blank shown in Fig. 1.; r

, Fig. 3 is a. sectional .planview on the line 34-3 of Fig. 2;

member 34 thereof inserted in slot'38. Y I

with the bottom wall" in horizontal position the front and back walls may bedi'sposed in vertical position." The 'upper. orfitop wall I2 is swung downwardly into.v horizontal position and th The end'walls Hand 22 are (swung inwardl to;close-the ends of the tube formed by the lower, front, rear and top walls. The members 46 of the frontnwall are. inserted .in the slots 44 of theend walls and thereby the wall members are-releasably held in set-up relation. I

The blank will;preferablybecardboardor the like and to form a support for the partsin their set-*upi relation the following is provided:

A strip 50 preferably of cardboard or the like has longitudinal score lines 52 whereby the por- Fig. 4 is an elevational sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3:

Fig. 5 is a sectional: 5-5 of Fig. 2; i

Fig. 6 is a plan view'of asupport forming mem-. ber; i

Fig. 7 is an end elevational view of the support member ofFig. 6 in formed relation; and f 1 Fig. 8 is a plan view of a container-forming member of the invention.

Referring now to the;.drawings more-in detail, the invention will be fully described; The blank of the invention shown iii-Fig. 1 has a bottom wall 4 with frontgand rear walls 6 and 8 hinged thereto on lines :III for relative folding or swinging movements. 'A top WaHWIZ'lS hingedat l4-to therear wallqa andhas flaps l6 mngedtheretoatl8.'- f End walls Hand 22 are hingedat 24 and '26. to oppositeends of the rearwall 8. The front, rear, top and end walls are provided :with open-' ings preferably elongated and represented by A tab 34' is hinged at 36 to the free edge of the top wall l2 that is receivable in a slot 38 ofrthe front wall 6., Flaps such as 4|] are hinged air-'42 to the outer edges of the end walls. and 22 and both of said end walls are provided with slots 44 for receiving tabs such as 46 hinged at 48 to opposite sides of the front wall 6. I 4

In setting up'the blank shown in Fig. 1 it is first turned upside down so that the part 60 is elevational view on the line .at the right rather than on the left as shown in Fig. l. The parts are manipulated as follows: The front wall 6 and the rear wall 8 are swung upwardly relative to the bottom wall 4 so that tions of the stripat either side of a. central pot-.- tion may be bent. to provideatria'ngular shaped supportasshownin'Fi '7.

- The end walls 20 and 22 are provided with holes 54 for-receiving thegsupport 5n and are disposed. so rthat thesupport extends through the cage diagonally asshown in Fig.3. The support is frictionally engagedin the holes so. that it func tions'to stiffen the cage-and at the sametime it serves as a bird perch.

z .-A shelf member on the lower wall is receivable in an opening 62 of end wall 20 when the parts are in set-up relation and itvhas a tab 64 on the outer end thereof.- A'stripof flexible cardboard 10', see Fig. 8, has ears 12 for insertion in slots 14 of the end wall 20 and said strip is bendable so that it provides a housing. around and'above shelf 60 when the ears are inserted intheslots14.

The tab 64 is. receivable in a slot. 76.

The parts just described provide a housing for a small water receptacleand doors hinged at 82 are provided to facilitate access to the receptacle.

Slots 84 and 86 inthe bottom wall in cooperawhen the bird has been passed through the doors they tend to close the opening.' r j A member 94 hinged at 96 to the end of the bottom wall is adapted to be folded up against the inside of wall 22. Apart 98 hinged thereto at I00 has a tab I02 receivable in a slot N14 of end wall 22 when in horizontalposition, see Fig.

I 4. A wall I06 hinged at I08 to part 98 has tabs H0 hinged thereto at H2 that are receivable in slots such as H4 in end wall 22 whereby the part end wall.

I06 i held in vertical position. The part 98 has ,end tabs H6 hinged thereto at H8 and these are foldable to lie against parts H0.

The member 60 receivable in slot 62 and the member 10 connected thereto by means of the tab 64 in slot 16 .withthe tabs, 12 in slots 141,0f end wall 20 serve to secure one end of the bottom wall 4 to the said end wall 20. The parts [02 and H0 connected to the bottom wall and inserted in the slots 34 and H4 of end wall 22 serve to secure the bottom wall 4 to the other end wall 22.

The connections referred to and thesupport and variations as "fall within the meaning and purview and range of equivalency of the appended claims are therefore intended to be. embraced therein.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: I

1. A bird cage construction formed'from a sheet of cardboard having panels hinged together Hence, the present em- 3. A bird cage construction formed from a sheet of cardboard having panels hinged together to provide front, bottom, rear, upper and end walls certain of which walls are provided with slits receiving parts provided on adjacent walls, certain of said walls provided with spaced openings, certain opposite walls providedwith openings for a support, a support in said openings frictionally engaging the same, and separate means connecting each end of the bottom wall to opposite end walls, the said means at one end of the bottom wall including a member hingedly extending from the bottom wall disposed adjacent the inner face.

f ofgone end wall having a tab receivable in a slot provided inthe end wall and a member hingedly connected to said member having end portions "receivable in spaced slots provided in said end Wall, and the said means at the other end of the bottom wall including amember extending from the bottom wall through'an .opening'provided in the other end wall and'having a tab, and a member having a slot receiving said tab and provided with endportions in slots provided in said other end wall. 1,

4. A bird cage construction formed from a sheet of cardboard having panels hinged together to.

a provide front, bottom, rear, upper and end walls to provide front, bottom, rear, upper and end walls certain of which walls are provided withslits receiving parts provided on adjacent walls, certain of said walls provided with spaced openings, certain opposite walls provided with openings for a support, a support in said openings frictionally engaging the same, and separate meansconnecting each end of the bottom wall to an end wall, the said means at one: end of the bottom wall including a member extending from the bottom wall through an opening provided in a one end wall and having a tab, and a member having a slot receiving said tab and provided with end portions in slots provided in said'one 2. A bird cage construction formed froina sheet of cardboard having panels hinged together to provide. front, bottom, rear, upper and end walls certain of which walls are provided with slits receiving parts provided on adjacent walls, certain of said walls provided with spaced openings, certain opposite walls provided with open"- ings for a support, a support in said openings frictionally engaging the same, and separate means connecting each end of the botom wall to an end wall, the said means at one end of the 1 bottom wall including a member hingedly extending from the bottom wall disposed adjacent the inner face of the end wall having a"tab receivable in aslot provided in'the end wall and'a member hingedly connected to said member having end portions receivablein spaced slots provided in said end wall.

with certain of said walls provided with slits receiving parts provided on adjacent walls, said end walls provided with spaced openings, certain oppositewalls provided with openings for a support, and separate means connecting each end of the'bottom wall to an end wall; thesaid means at one end of the bottom wall including a member hingedly extending from the bottom wall disposed adjacent the inner face 'of the end wall having a tab receivable in a slot provided in the end wall and a member hingedly connected to said member having end portions receivable inspaced slots provided in said end wall, and a support extending between said end walls disposed angularly relatively to said end and said front and rear walls having opposite ends frictionally receivable'in openings providedin said end walls,

5. A bird cage construction formed from a sheet of cardboard having panels hinged together to provide front, bottom, rear, upper and end walls certainof which walls are provided with slits receiving parts provided on adjacent walls, certain of said walls provided with spaced" openings, and separate means connecting each end of the 'bot-' tom walltoan end wall, the said means atone end of the bottom wall including a member hingedly extending 'from the bottom wall disposed adjacent-the inner face of the end wall having a tab receivable in a -slot provided in the end wall and a member hingedly connected to said member having endportions receivable in spaced slots provided in said end wall, sa id end walls provided with three sided openings, and a sup port'iscored longitudinally providing three longitudinal sections relatively angularly disposed with opposite ends of said support in said open'ings whereby the sides of the openings frictionally engage the sections of said support.

' EARL' B. WHITEHEAD. 

